Long-term growth and ecophysiological responses of a southeastern Oklahoma loblolly pine plantation to early rotation thinning

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 192, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 97-116

  Hennessey, T C ^a   Dougherty, P M ^b   Lynch, T B ^a   Wittwer, R F ^a   Lorenzi, E M ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MeadWestvaco Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest productivity; Growth efficiency; Leaf area index; Pinus taeda; Stemwood biomass; Wood quality

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DROUGHT; ECOLOGY;

ECOPHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES; MORTALITY LOSSES;

FORESTRY;

FORESTRY PRODUCTION; GROWTH RATE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANTATION FORESTRY; THINNING;

NORTH AMERICA; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM-INTRACELLULARE; PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 1842583831     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2004.01.008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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